Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-01-01
The TOMB.
Tie Last HonOrs-Eulogiss On General
Logan.
The FUNERAL CEREhOhlES
In the Senate Chamber Yesterday
Afternoon.
RgY. NEWMAN'S ELEGANT SERMON.
Touching Incidents of the Solemn
0bSeluieS.
GUARD OF HONOR OF OLD SOLDIERS,

outdoor exercises q thing to be dreaded.
/ However, great crowds made their way
from early morning toward the Capitol to
view the remains of the great statesman,
and the time OF the lying-in state was toe
short to give an opportunity for all to pass
by.
AtIl O'Clock the doors were closed to
the general public, and while two ranks OF
Grand Army men filed on either side o.
| the bier the undertaken screwed down the
. lid of the c.sket. \ belated delegation OF
friends from Chicago arrived few min
utes later and the c,sket was re-opened to
enable them to take 4 last look at the
body. At12.1O the pail ll-bcarers took their
/ places and conveyed the casket to the Sen
ate chamber
THE HALL OF THE SENATE
WAS tastetully though not elabOrltely
draped, and the chair of the dead Senator,
the second OF the inuermoSt row from the
centre aisle, was covered with Grape. The
/ Clerks desk was almost hidden in bank
I
lett respectively by a huge anchor Of white
and ~ immense representation of the
badge OF the Fifteenth Army Corps. Two
OF three hundred additional chairs had
been arranged in rows for the accommoda
| ton Of those who had been invited to dc
| honor to the deceased.
THE ENTRANCE.
Senators came in Singly or in pairs and
| took the seats assigned them on the left OF
/ the presiding officers desk, leaving the
three front rows vacant At quarter be-
fore II o clock. clad in their silken robei
| of office entered without formal announce
mCut Chief Justice Waite and AssOCiat,
Justices Bradley, Gray, Field and Mat
thewS, together with the officers of the Su
prcme Court, and took seats assigned then
10 the right Of the presiding officers desk
Behind them came members % IN,
House of Representatives followed by Off
Gers of that body and were conducted Ia
their seats in the rear OF the chamber
Members Ofthe Diplomatic Corps, many %
whom came in dress uniforms, were u~h
cred to seats upon the right, and behind
them came
TION,
secretaries Bayard, Endicott, Whitney
and Attorney General Garland, who were
placed in the front row upon the right.
The President was not able TO he pres
ent, for although in better health than yes
tcrGay, his physician had couuSeled hin
not 10 expose himself to the iuclement
weather. The chair assigned him was let
vacant. The galleries were thoroughly
filled. though thanks to the admirable po-
lice arrangements planned by tn,
Sergeant-at-Arms and carried out
bv his deputies and assistants
/ there was no crowding, and nothing oc
CURED to mar the proceedings. The seat
reserved for the family Of the Presiden,
were occupied by Mrs. Cleveland, Mrs.
T. Folsom, Mrs Villas, Mrs. Manning anC
. Mrs. Lamont.
THE NOURNEES.
At II O'Clock hush fell over the Assem-
blIge. and - the procession OF mourner'
entered the north door of the Chamber
every occupant OF seat upon the ilD0l
' rose to his feet. Mrs. Logan. heavily
:. yriled, was supported by ner son, John 4.
i. Logan, Jr Major and Mrs Tucker and
' their son Logan Tucker, Cornelius and
u. James Y. Logan. brothers of the General
, Miss Andrews, atlianced of John 4. Logan,
Jr. and Mary Brady, . cherished friend OF
q the family and for years member of the
household, composed the mourning pro
! ccssion. They were uShcred to st.;, the
upon the LETT front.
Following the mOurners came
, THE FUNERAL PROCESSION.
+ headed by Rev. DR.. Newman, the Oltiri.
p atIag clergyman, Rev DIR. Butler, chaplain
p OF the Senate, Bishop Andrews Of the VI.
e. +. church, and Rev. DR.. O. II. Titinv, for.
70 mcr pastor Of the Metropolitan church OF
, this city.
The honorary pallbcarers were General
Sherman, Hon. Roscoe COnkling. Senator
stanford, Postmaster General Villas. Gen.
LuciuS Fairchild Mr. c. II. Andrews
Col. Grant, DIR. McNillou and Gen. John
C.. Black. They wore sashes OF black with
shoulder knots OF black aud white ribbons.
They formed in two lines rs they came
within the bar between which passed the
paIlbearerS Of Grand Army men bearing
the casket. The Congressional committee
wore wide SlSheS Of white The honorary
| pIllbearcrs and the committee were con
/ Quoted To seats on the lett centre.
Senator Sherman and Speaker Carlisle
| occupied chairs at the Presidents desk
and the clergy were at the desk of the
I Secretaries.
THE SOL EnIN SERVICES
were begun by the reading of the Goth
Psalm by Bishop Andrews. DR.. Butler
read aS the burial service 4 portion OF the
10th Corinthians. Prayer was offered by
DR.. Tiffany and the funeral sermon was
delivered by DR.. Newman. The follow
ing is
THE FUNERAL SERMON:
again is this Chamber the shrine OF
the Nations dead. On these walls are
again the emhlems of national grief. once
more is heard the measured step OF those
who mourn the departure of the faithful
public servant. The honorable private
citizen, the abiding friend, the devoted
husband and loving father. Only those
are thus hOnOred at this shrine of the re-
public whose virtues, whose services,
whose talents e secured for them the
distinguished position Of Senator OF the
United States.
Death is no stranger to this place OF
supreme legislation. Six times since 1859,
when this Chamber was first occupied. has
he thrown his shadow here. Here rested
in peace Senator Hicks, of Maryland; here
lay the torn of FOOte, of Vermont, once
the Presiding officer of the Senate; here was
laid the majestic form Of Sumner, learned,
eloquent. philanthropic; hence was borne by
friendly bonds Wilson, who came forth
from ObScurity TO OceCpy the second place
in the government of free people; and
hut rs Yesterday we stood here around the
bier Of Miller, patriot and soldier, who
sleeps iu peace in the State he loved 50
well.
And where ole than here in this place
of honor the
ARENA OF HIS GREATEST SERVICES
and triuuphs where he displayed the emf
nent talents in craftsmanship where be
was respected by all for the purity OF his III